Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-24
DEVASTATING FLAMES.
Miles of Timber Land Burned Over
in Arkansas-Effe Of the
Drought.
The Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Shops Blrned-0il Warehouse
Destroyed.
Forest Fires in Southern Illinois-Steam-
boat lBurned-Firs in Ontario and
at Wichita.

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are burning at many points north, west,
south and east of this city, and the smoke
has settled down so dense as to be almost
intolerable. FOR four days fires have been
ragiag on the hills and in the bottoms Of
the Red and Sulphur rivers near Iexar-
kama, sweeping every thing before them,
aapping up canebrakes where thousands or
cattle have been feeding for months, VS.
iting farms and leaving in their track
blackened ruins OF homes, fencing
and outhouses. Ali available help is
employed in fighting the progress
of the flames. Large numbers
OF cattle and hogs have been
caught in the flames and destroyed. I'm
less rain comes speedily the loss of life aud
destruction OF property will be great. At
Hope yesterday fires We're raging all
around the town and smoke in the town
was almost sitting Great stretches of
fences have been burned and farmers are
organized fighting the flames day and
night, but with little hope of staying their
progress without rain At Little Rock
only four and a half inches of rain has
fallen for nearly five months and little
more has fallen at any point now ravaged
10y fire. Every thing is dry; wells and
small streams everywhere are drying up
under the influence of the longest drought
ever known.
RAILROAD SHOPS BURNED.
CINCINNATI, Nov l9-At 2:30 o'clock
yesterday morning q t1re started in the
carpenter shop of the Cincinnati Southern
railway at Ludlow, KY, and spread with
great rapidity, owing TO the lack of water
and the fact that Ludlow has no fire de-
partment. The immense car and machine
shops covering two acres of ground. were
totally destroyed, together with all the
tools and machinery and a large number of
cars and material The round house caught
fire und was at first thought to be doomed,
but by heroic efforts by the employees, the
engines in it were removed and the build
ing itself was sawed Among the losses
are a Mann boudoir car, pay car, pri-
vate Car, two Pullman cars, three passen-
ger coaches, seven flats loaded with coal,
and twenty-five new freight cars About
500 employees will be thrown out of employ
ment and it will require long time To re-
build the burned property. The loss can
not yet be accurately stated, but must ex-
coed 500, 600 Ludlow is small village on
the Ohio side OF the river, opposite the
western part of Cincinnati, and is main ally
dependent on the Southern railway shops
for employment of Its IN habitants.
OIL ON FIRE.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 19.-At ten o. clock last
evening fire broke out in the Wareroons of
the Consolidated Tank Line Company,
Alex Mcdonald, president, No. 81 and 80
Pearl street, and extending by IL" to
was stored in the warerooms and the fire
proved stubborn one, but was mastered
by the activity and bravery of the tiremen.
The building was completely Quilted, aud
Mr. Mcdonald estimates the loss at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. No insurance.
1t is said that the private Waterman EN-
ployed to watch the building left his lamp
the first floor while he went up stairs;
on coming down few minutes later, he
found the floor around the lamp on fire.
CYPRESS SWAMP FIRE.
ST. LOUIS, Nov 19.-Advices from South
ern Illinois say the forest fires in the
cyress swamp near Golconda are still
burning, and that there has been great
damage done in the bay bottoms. Three
houses, several barns and large amount
of fencing have been burned, One young
man while fighting fire yesterday was
surrounded by flames and burned TO death.
STEAMER on FIRE.
GREEN BAY, WIS, Nov. 19.-The steamer
City of Green Bay was totally destroyed
by fire at eight o'clock this morning. No
lives lost. The boat was valued at $1,000
and was insured against fire for Sll, 900.
Her cargo consisted of $500 worth OF
merchandise.
VILLAGE BURNED.
BRIGHTON, Ont, l9-The three-storv
brick buildings, occupied by the Standard
Bank, j. Z. Kemp, groceries, and q. c.
Mcdonald, restaurant, were burned to-day.
Less, $4,000.
BLOCK BURNED.
WICHITA, Kan, Nov. 19-The Henry
Shadd block was discovered on fire at II 30
o'clock last night. Loss, SS,OO0; partially
insured.